Twenty years is a long time to wait for justice, but last Thursday prosecutors vacated the convictions of five people, known as the Dixmoor 51, who as teenagers were forced to confess to murders they didn't commit. This is a huge victory and wouldn't have happened without the activism of 65,000 Color Of Change members and our friends at the Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth and the Innocence Project--but the victory remains incomplete.
While Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez did the right thing in the Dixmoor case, more innocent men remain in prison under her watch. The Englewood 5, who were also arrested and forced to confess as teens and have been proven innocent by DNA evidence, still await justice. Can you take a moment to thank Attorney Alvarez and ask her to secure justice for the Englewood men? Your call will let her know we're not going away and increase the pressure on her to act. Just click the link to make your call — we'll give you the number and a short script you can use:
